WHITE SNAIL

a film by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter
Fiction / 115 min / AT/DE / 2025

         

A Belarusian model dreaming of a career in China finds herself drawn to a mysterious loner who works the night shift at a morgue. Their encounter unsettles her sense of body, beauty, and mortality. The fragile love story of two outsiders who turn each other’s worlds upside down and discover that they are not alone.

A turning point in two young lives in Belarus - a moment of defiance against stigma and exclusion. Open questions about a future not yet decipherable arise, like something smoldering in the haze of sultry summer nights.

Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter

„An unpredictable narrative arc and moody visual aesthetic“

SCREEN DAILY

 „A compelling watch”

THE FILM STAGE

 „A tale of intimacy with strikingly atmospheric visuals“

CINEUROPA

 „Impressively nuanced performances“

SLANT

„A charmingly delicate and light film“

DMOVIES

FESTIVALS

LOCARNO IFF - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
• Special Jury Prize
• Pardo for Best Performance
SARAJEVO IFF
• Arthouse Cinema Award by the CICAE Jury
VIENNALE - VIENNA IFF
• Erste Bank Film Award
BODRUM IFF
• Award for Best Film
TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS IFF
SAO PAULO IFF
GIJON IFF
LES ARCS IFF
THESSALONIKI IFF
HELSINKI IFF
REYKJAVIK IFF
COLOGNE FF
INDIE CORK IFF
MIRAGE OSLO IFF
FIDOCS SANTIAGO IFF
FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA EUROPEO LECCE IFF
CINEUROPA SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELO IFF
FILMFESTIVAL KITZBÜHEL
PANCEVO IFF
NOORDELIJK IFF
LOCARNO IN ISTANBUL HOSTED BY ISTANBUL MODERN
MONTH OF EUROPEAN FILM YEREVAN
TRANSIT FILMFEST

CONTACTS

WORLD SALES

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festivals@intramovies.com

PRESS RELATIONS

Gloria Zerbinati (International)
Ines Kaizik-Kratzmüller (Austria) 
Marijana Harder (Germany)

DISTRIBUTION

Filmladen Verleih (Austria)
Real Fiction Filmverleih (Germany)

DOWNLOAD MATERIAL

Film Stills
Director's Photos
Actor's Photos

FACTS

RUNNING TIME
115 Minutes

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
Russian, Belarusian, English, Mandarin
 
SUBTITLES
English, German, French
 
SCREENING FORMAT
DCP 4K
 
SOUND FORMAT
DOLBY SRD 5.1
 
ASPECT RATIO
1:2.39
 
PICTURES/SEC
24

CAST

Masha
MARYA IMBRO

Misha
MIKHAIL SENKOV

Masha’s Mother
OLGA REPTUH

Masha’s Father
ANDREI SAUCHANKA

Models
ANZHELIKA PRAKOPENIA
ROMAN KISELEV
KATRUSYA YASNOVSKAYA
TAKO CHAN
ANASTASIA SATSKEVICH
ERIKA AMIRI

Model School Director
NINA DRAKO

Exorcist
INNA IVANOVA

Psychologist
IRYNA SMIRNOVA

Doctor
EVGENY SHEREMET

Misha's Colleague
DMITRI MURAVIJOVS

CREW

Written & Directed by
ELSA KREMSER, LEVIN PETER

Production
PANAMA FILM / RAUMZEITFILM / MA.JA.DE 

Produced by
LIXI FRANK, DAVID BOHUN, ELSA KREMSER, LEVIN PETER

Coproduced by
HEINO DECKERT, TINA BÖRNER

Director of Photography
MIKHAIL KHURSEVICH

Editor
STEPHAN BECHINGER

Sound
SIMON PETER, JOHANNES SCHMELZER-ZIERINGER

Sound Design
JONATHAN SCHORR

Music
JOHN GÜRTLER, JAN MISERRE

Re-Recording Mixer
LARS GINZEL

Art Director
KRISTINE VITOLA

Costume Designer
LENA OGER

Makeup Artist
LANA KAUN

Casting
OLGA TRAVKINA

PARTNERS

Production supported by
AUSTRIAN FILM INSTITUTE
EURIMAGE
ÖFI+
VIENNA FILM FUND
ORF FILM-FERNSEHABKOMMEN
ZDF/ARTE
MDM

Development supported by
MEDIA CREATIVE EUROPE
AUSTRIAN FILM INSTITUTE
LAND KÄRNTEN KUNST UND KULTUR

Developed in the framework of
TORINO FEATURE LAB
PROPRO PRODUCERS PROGRAM
BERLINALE KOMPAGNON SCRIPT-DEVELOPMENT AWARD

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